The Bhutanese has in its possession a copy of the High Level Committee report of 2003 which shows 45 cases of excess land being found registered within Thimphu from Chunzom to Pangrizampa. The High Level committee was instituted by the government in 2001 to study cases of excess land …

The two milk processing units (MPU) in Sarpang Dzongkhag are running in losses as the high demand for milk is not met by the supply. To make the matter worse, the milk has to be converted into dairy products the sale of which is not profitable at all. According to …

The Gidakom Hospital in Bjemina is meant to be a recuperation center for serious T.B and leprosy patients referred from Thimphu. However, an investigation by this paper has found that the 26 TB patients and nine leprosy patients are being exposed to heavy air and noise pollution from nearby quarries, …

Mewang Gewog is one of the most mined gewogs in Bhutan with multiple quarries in Bjemina and the expanding Namseling quarry. However, in a sign of increasing awareness and concern over environmental destruction, the public of Bjemina and nearby Khariphu both under Mewang gewog recently turned down three major stone …

  One of the oldest towns in the country, Golabaazar in Samtse, is slowly degrading while the fate of its survival is being decided. The residents say the town which was booming in the early 40s started to degrade when the government stopped collecting taxes in 1992. Since then, numerous …

A Right To Information application by this newspaper to the National Land Commission (NLC) on details regarding what action has been taken in the Chang Ugyen case was rejected. The Bhutanese put up the application as a follow up to its investigation on the Chang Ugyen land grab case. Bhutan …

After the formation of a jersey group in this gewog, villagers were told milk would be collected from houses for sale, creating a good economic opportunity. Sixteen households joined the group and each member has a jersey cow or two. The members were given a loan of Nu 50,000 to …